If being charge sheeted was a rule for removal then there would be very few Congress Chief Ministers left, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. He made this comment at press conference on Wednesday when asked about the charges against Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid case being reinstated.
“This [Babri masjid] matter is on since 1993, and it is not a new situation. This it will go on as it has till now,” Mr. Jaitley said.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court used its extraordinary constitutional powers under Article 142 to revive the criminal conspiracy charges against senior BJP leaders, including L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, in the dual Babri Masjid demolition cases.
Unfazed by the apex court order, Ms. Bharti today said she was ready to sacrifice her life for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
“Grand Ram temple in Ayodhya is my dream. Ready to go to prison or be hanged for India and Ram Mandir,” the senior BJP leader told reporters here.
She said she will go to Ayodhya tonight and visit the makeshift temple to seek Ram Lalla’s blessings.
Asserting she was “proud, unapologetic” and does not repent her role in the Ram Janmabhoomi campaign, Bharti said she is ready to face whatever punishments come her way as she fights for the construction of Ram temple.
